Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.98% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive23.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 02 '22 at 10:40
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40.5% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 60.4
33% 48.4 Pts
4-Core 96.3
8-Core 133
14% 114 Pts
64-Core 145
9% 145 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
Sapphire(174B E176) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
6.98% Terrible
Lighting 9.2
Reflection 8
Parallax 9.6
8% 8.93 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 8.4
Splatting 7
6% 7.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.98%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 239 97 194 285 93 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.4% Poor
Read 145
Write 120
Mixed 132
SusWrite 178
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 6.4
22% 6.57 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 9.1
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.53 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 517 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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